Corée du Sud - Gouvernement - Profil - 2000

Capitale

Fête de l'Indépendance

15 Aoüt 1945, date of liberation from Japanese colonial rule

Fête nationale

Liberation Day, 15 Aoüt (1945)

Constitution

25 Février 1988

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

20 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président):Président KIM Dae-jung (depuis 25 February 1998)chef de gouvernement (1er ministre):Prime Minister PAK Tae-chun (depuis 10 January 2000)cabinet:State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendationelections:president elected by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held 18 December 1997 (next to be held by 18 December 2002); prime minister appointed by the president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendationelection results:KIM Dae-jung elected president; percent of vote - KIM Dae-jung (NCNP) 40.3% (with ULD partnership), YI Hoe-chang (GNP) 38.7%, YI In-che (NPP) 19.2%